A study Asif ud-Doula co-authored with two close collaborators in 2014, wherein they proposed a theory for how reduction in the colliding winds of large stars could actually make them brighter and emit more X-rays, has recently received some independent observational support and is referenced in two international popular articles.

A group of Penn State Worthington Scranton students, faculty and administrators attended the Invent Penn State Media Day earlier this month at the state capitol building in Harrisburg. The campus group was part of a University contingent who went to the capitol to draw attention to the Invent Penn State initiative, created just two-and-a-half years ago, which has established 21 innovation hubs across the Commonwealth.

Penn State Worthington Scranton celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a celebratory luncheon and the presentation of the campus' Excellence in Diversity Awards Ceremony. This year's award recipients were: Parminder Parmar, associate professor of HDFS; and Salma Ahmed, a student at Marywood University, interfaith youth core officer, and international ambassador and public relations officer for the Deen Community Center in Scranton.

Alisa Carter, a technical services employee in Penn State Worthington Scranton's maintenance and operations department, has been named the January employee of the month by Chancellor Marwan Wafa.

The Penn State Worthington Scranton Chorale and Jazz Band, along with the Roc[k]tets, will continue its annual tradition of performing holiday music for the campus and local community. Two concerts will take place: one at the Living Christmas Village at Grace Bible Church in Dunmore at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3, and another at the campus' The View Cafe at noon on Dec. 6.